Host Jimmy Kimmel Poses With The Statue For The 2012 Emmy Awards

The 2012 Primetime Emmy nominations have been announced, now all that's left to do is for the Academy to pick the winners, producers to plan the ceremony and fans to wait. If you thought I forgot to include, "host Jimmy Kimmel to pose next to a giant Emmy Award for promotional pictures," rest assured, I did think of it, but based on these photos, the late night talk show host has already taken care of that important pre-Emmy planning detail.

Following a line of hosts that - in recent years - includes Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris, and the other late night Jimmy (Fallon), Kimmel will take the stage this fall when ABC broadcasts the primetime Emmys. These photos have the host posing with Emmy herself. One is the jumbo version and one is the regular statue, which we'll see being clutched and adored by winning TV talent come Sunday, September 23 when the Emmys air on ABC.

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sunday, September 23, 2012. The festivities begin with "Emmys Red Carpet Live" from 7:00-8:00 p.m., ET/4:00-5:00 p.m., PT, immediately followed by the award ceremonies, live from 8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/5:00-8:00 p.m., PT Check out the full list of nominees here.